The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 13, 2026, securing their first title since 1973. A ticker-tape parade began at 10 a.m. ET with a route from Bowling Green through the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented keys to the city. The NYPD deployed 10,000 officers and the city assigned 650 sanitation workers, with viewing areas filling early and Lower Manhattan closed to cars.